AMD turns big guns on 64-bit demo
News The chipmaker is keen to demonstrate that there is more to its Athlon 64 than currently meets the eye
Telcos bring broadband to Scottish isles
News BT and Thus have joined forces to make high-speed Internet a reality on three Scottish islands
Legacy systems still critical to UK businesses
News Systems that are up to 20 years old still form the backbone of many UK companies, according to a survey
MPs demand spam protection for businesses
News The UK government has been warned that firms may 'rise up in anger' unless they are given protection from unsolicited junk mail
Palm Tungsten E
Review With a high-resolution colour screen, a sleek design, an expansion card slot, and a £149 (inc. VAT) price tag, the Tungsten E will hit the handheld sweet spot for many mobile professionals and...
PeopleSoft lifts estimates again
News The enterprise-software firm says results for its third quarter will surpass expectations, as customers shed fears of an Oracle takeover
Motorola sets chip unit adrift
News Motorola will create a separate company out of its Semiconductor Products Sector, which creates chips like the PowerPC
Hype cannot hide reality
News The public is unlikely to be convinced by the cobbled-together convergence that is Microsoft's Media Center
IT spending: What the analysts think
Analysis What are the experts saying about the prospects for spending on IT? We bring together the thoughts of some of the leading industry observers
High-tech firms gingerly approach IPOs
News Two business software companies are mulling initial public offerings next year, as confidence in the market grows
Mobile revenues to top fixed lines
News The size of the wireless industry in Europe is approaching that of the entire traditional telephone business, with data playing an increasing role
Mainframes: Still going strong after all these years
Special Report Despite numerous predictions to the contrary over the past 10 years, mainframes are still a going concern. In fact, changes such as the Internet, e-business and Linux, which were meant to render...
Blade servers: A thin proposition?
Special Report After a faltering start, blade servers are beginning to be taken seriously by companies looking to upgrade and rationalise their server infrastructure, but there are still problems to overcome
VeriSign relents on browser 'hijack'
News The administrator of the .com and .net domains will no longer redirect searches for nonexistent domain names to its Web site, after a letter from Icann
Apple posts new OS X upgrade
News Apple has updated its latest version of OS X, after an earlier upgrade caused problems for some systems connecting to Ethernet networks
Community broadband effort chalks up a win
News A local campaigner who wouldn't give up has succeeded in making broadband available in his area
Handset juggles mobile and VoIP calls
News Mitel Networks is working on a phone console that will allow cellphones to pick up VoIP calls while inside a building but operate on cellular networks when on the move
HP lures Sun customers with gifts
News Free servers and equipment are on offer from Hewlett-Packard to firms using Sun's Solaris if they agree to switch to Linux-based HP systems
Government seeks new IT spending supremo
News Peter Gershon is set to leave his government post next year, and the hunt is already on for a successor
Microsoft seeks spots in 'cool' TV shows
News Microsoft is trying to shed its geeky image by placing its products on trendy TV programmes like "24" and "The Wire"
Britons seek help for text addiction
News Fifty-five Britons, mostly aged under 16, are receiving treatment for text-message addiction - and a doctor warns that the problem is set to grow



